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Rare! Ww2 Us Army C. I. C. Counter Intelligence Corps M1940 Serv. Coat Tailor Made
COUNTER INTELLIGENCE CORPS M1940 SERVICE COAT TAILOR MADE. (COUNTER INTELLIGENCE CORPS) M1940 SERVICE COAT TAILOR MADE IN LONDON ENGLAND. The officer's Type M1940 service uniform was adopted by the United States Army during the service's rapid expansion prior America's entry into World War II and. The Counter Intelligence Corps U.
Army CIC was a World War 2 intelligence agency within the United States Army consisting of highly trained special agents. The entry of the United States into World War 2 in December 1941 brought an expansion. On 13 December 1941, the Adjutant General of the Army issued an order naming it the Counter Intelligence Corps.
A complement of 543 officers and 4,431 non-commissioned agents was authorized. The CIC recruited men with legal, police, or other investigative backgrounds, and particularly looked for men with foreign language skills.
As most CIC agents in the field (as well as Military Intelligence Service in Europe) held only non- commissioned officer rank - corporals and various grades of sergeant - they wore either plain clothes, or uniforms without badges of rank; in place of rank insignia, and so as not to be perceived as privates, agents typically wore officer U. United States Army Counter Intelligence Officer's Type M1940 service coat; olive drab single breasted hip length; two upper button flap pockets with box pleat; two lower button flap pockets (all with an extra hidden button out of view with button hole); four 1 in. Diameter brass buttons down front with raised United States national eagle crest depicted on each button with an extra plain plastic button beneath the belt area; drop collar and open lapels; pleated back seams; attached waist belt with slip through brass buckle that includes a small button snap at the belt tip ; epaulets with 1/2 inch diameter brass button; light olive green single officer's service stripe on each cuff; attached belt; epaulets with gold buttons; inside inner pocket is stamped APPROVED C.
(in a circle) ; light olive drab satin lining ; Tailors Label sewn to the area outside the inside pocket; Tailor made in London England by M. SIZE: CUFF to SHOULDER SEAM 23. EXTREMELY FINE THROUGHOUT WITH SOME EXTREMELY LIGHT WEAR.